2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,647 341 9.3 8.2-10.6 3,510 71.3 69.5-73.1 382 9.4 8.3-10.6 242 6.1 5.2- 7.1 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7
-Non-Hispanic White 3,062 184 7.4 6.2- 8.8 2,341 72.5 70.3-74.6 251 9.4 8.1-10.9 165 6.5 5.4- 7.8 121 4.1 3.3- 5.2
GENDER
Male 1,371 95 9.0 7.2-11.3 1,009 69.5 66.2-72.6 115 9.3 7.5-11.5 81 7.0 5.3- 9.1 71 5.2 3.8- 7.0
Female 1,691 89 6.0 4.6- 7.7 1,332 75.2 72.3-77.9 136 9.5 7.7-11.6 84 6.1 4.8- 7.9 50 3.2 2.2- 4.6
AGE
18-34 482 79 17.2 13.7-21.5 260 51.8 46.5-57.1 60 14.1 10.5-18.6 55 10.9 8.0-14.8 28 6.0 3.8- 9.1
35-44 340 21 5.8 3.4- 9.8 215 65.0 58.6-70.8 51 13.7 10.0-18.5 29 9.6 6.3-14.3 24 5.9 3.6- 9.6
45-54 518 *** *** *** 368 70.9 65.5-75.7 57 10.5 7.7-14.1 41 8.3 5.8-11.7 27 4.9 3.0- 8.0
55-64 622 28 5.0 3.1- 7.8 500 78.3 73.6-82.3 46 8.0 5.7-11.2 22 4.4 2.6- 7.4 26 4.4 2.5- 7.4
65-74 622 17 2.7 1.5- 4.8 560 91.1 88.0-93.5 24 3.3 2.0- 5.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 450 *** *** *** 415 92.0 88.0-94.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 *** *** *** 148 70.9 61.7-78.6 *** *** *** 14 9.2 5.0-16.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 704 59 11.1 8.3-14.6 530 70.0 65.4-74.3 49 9.1 6.4-12.9 25 3.9 2.4- 6.2 41 5.8 4.0- 8.4
Some Post-H.S. 882 55 6.3 4.5- 8.7 684 74.8 70.9-78.3 68 9.4 7.2-12.3 50 7.3 5.3-10.0 25 2.2 1.3- 3.7
College Graduate 1,279 57 5.4 4.0- 7.3 975 72.2 69.0-75.2 126 11.7 9.7-14.2 76 6.9 5.3- 8.9 45 3.8 2.7- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 232 22 11.9 6.9-19.6 166 64.9 55.8-73.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 355 29 9.3 5.9-14.3 248 63.7 56.5-70.3 26 9.6 5.8-15.6 23 9.9 6.4-15.1 29 7.5 4.4-12.4
$25,000- 34,999 287 17 6.4 3.6-11.2 226 74.6 66.9-80.9 19 9.0 5.1-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 350 18 5.8 3.2-10.0 267 74.9 68.4-80.5 30 9.7 6.4-14.2 *** *** *** 15 2.4 1.3- 4.3
$50,000- 74,999 456 21 5.0 3.0- 8.2 360 77.0 71.7-81.5 33 7.5 4.9-11.2 29 6.9 4.5-10.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 909 42 6.5 4.5- 9.2 698 73.3 69.4-76.9 100 12.1 9.6-15.1 47 6.0 4.2- 8.5 22 2.1 1.3- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 946 53 7.4 5.2-10.3 775 77.5 73.4-81.2 53 6.3 4.4- 9.0 35 4.1 2.7- 6.2 30 4.7 2.9- 7.5
No 2,032 128 7.6 6.2- 9.3 1,497 70.2 67.5-72.7 194 10.7 9.1-12.6 126 7.6 6.1- 9.3 87 3.9 3.0- 5.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 488 26 5.5 3.6- 8.4 398 82.2 77.8-85.9 29 6.4 4.2- 9.7 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,575 159 7.7 6.4- 9.3 1,943 70.9 68.5-73.2 222 9.9 8.4-11.5 147 7.0 5.8- 8.5 104 4.4 3.4- 5.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 705 48 8.8 6.5-11.7 521 70.2 65.9-74.1 71 11.4 8.8-14.7 39 5.8 4.1- 8.2 26 3.8 2.4- 6.0
Regional City or Suburban County 648 35 5.3 3.7- 7.6 476 70.9 66.3-75.1 56 8.6 6.4-11.7 52 10.0 7.3-13.5 29 5.2 3.2- 8.2
Rural 1,710 102 7.8 6.0-10.0 1,344 75.1 72.1-77.9 124 8.4 6.7-10.5 74 5.0 3.7- 6.6 66 3.8 2.8- 5.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,540 110 8.6 6.9-10.6 1,068 67.5 64.4-70.3 165 11.0 9.2-13.1 113 8.1 6.5-10.0 84 4.9 3.7- 6.3
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 980 31 3.0 1.9- 4.7 890 91.1 88.5-93.1 37 4.2 2.8- 6.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 254 *** *** *** 211 85.0 78.7-89.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 193 24 16.2 10.5-24.3 113 53.3 44.5-62.0 25 15.4 9.8-23.3 21 10.9 6.7-17.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.5 6.5-19.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 358 29 8.0 5.1-12.3 267 71.3 64.2-77.5 26 9.0 5.3-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 221 *** *** *** 167 74.3 66.3-80.9 19 10.8 6.5-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,683 76 5.8 4.4- 7.7 1,322 75.6 72.7-78.2 146 9.6 7.9-11.6 93 6.3 4.9- 8.0 46 2.7 1.9- 3.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 591 36 10.0 6.0-16.4 479 76.0 69.7-81.3 27 4.5 2.8- 7.3 *** *** *** 31 6.4 4.0-10.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,163 73 6.8 5.3- 8.8 873 73.6 70.2-76.7 108 9.1 7.3-11.4 69 7.5 5.6- 9.9 40 3.0 2.0- 4.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,309 76 7.3 5.7- 9.4 989 70.8 67.5-73.9 116 10.7 8.7-13.2 78 6.6 5.1- 8.6 50 4.5 3.2- 6.4

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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